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View synonyms for pharmacopoeia
pharmacopoeia
or phar·ma·co·pe·ia
[ fahr-muh-kuh-pee-uh ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- a stock of drugs.
pharmacopoeia
/ ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə /
noun
- an authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˌpharmacoˈpoeial, adjective
- ˌpharmacoˈpoeist, noun
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Other Words From
- pharma·co·poeial pharma·co·poeic adjective
- pharma·co·poeist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pharmacopoeia1
1615–25; < New Latin < Greek pharmakopoiía drug-maker's art, equivalent to phármako ( n ) drug + -poi ( os ) making ( poi ( eîn ) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pharmacopoeia1
C17: via New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, from pharmaco- + -poiia, from poiein to make
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Example Sentences
Above all, the doctor—the doctor and the purulent trash and garbage of his pharmacopoeia!
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Having occasion to consult the "Pharmacopoeia," he had written it at home, and had promised to send it to the patient immediately.
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The flowers were official in the London pharmacopoeia as late as 1746.
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The British Pharmacopoeia contains two preparations of capsicum, a tincture (dose 5-15 minims) and an ointment.
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At one side of this herb plot were other growths of a rustic pharmacopoeia, great treasures and rarities among the commoner herbs.
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